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Inoculating the fluid from infected joints directly into blood culture vials can enhance the chances of an accurate culture, but extended culture times are not helpful. [2] The organism has also been known as Moraxella kingae. Kingella kingae is oxidase-positive, catalase-negative, and beta-hemolytic.
OX+ normally means the bacterium contains cytochrome c oxidase (also known as Complex IV) and can therefore use oxygen for energy production by converting O 2 to H 2 O 2 or H 2 O with an electron transfer chain. The Pseudomonadaceae are typically OX+. [1] The Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria and Moraxella are oxidase-positive. [2]
Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms exposed to oxygen (such as bacteria, plants, and animals) which catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. [5] It is a very important enzyme in protecting the cell from oxidative damage by reactive oxygen species (ROS).
However, H. influenzae isolated from cerebrospinal fluid or blood or joint fluid would indicate invasive H. influenzae infection. Microscopic observation of a Gram stained specimen of H. influenzae will show Gram-negative coccobacillus. The cultured organism can be further characterized using catalase and oxidase tests, both of which should be ...
Bacillus subtilis (/ b ə ˈ s ɪ l. ə s s u b ˈ t iː. l i s /), [3] [4] known also as the hay bacillus or grass bacillus, is a gram-positive, catalase-positive bacterium, found in soil and the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants, humans and marine sponges.
Pasteurella is a genus of Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacteria. [1] [2] Pasteurella species are nonmotile and pleomorphic, and often exhibit bipolar staining ("safety pin" appearance). Most species are catalase- and oxidase-positive. [3]
Proteus is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria. It is a rod shaped, aerobic and motile bacteria, which is able to migrate across surfaces due its “swarming” characteristic in temperatures between 20 and 37 °C. [1] Their size generally ranges from 0.4 to 0.8 μm in diameter and 1.0–3.0 μm in length. They tend to have an ammonia smell. [2]
Vibrio spp. are facultative anaerobes that test positive for oxidase and do not form spores. [4] [5] All members of the genus are motile. They are able to have polar or lateral flagellum with or without sheaths. [4] [6] Vibrio species typically possess two chromosomes, which is unusual for bacteria.